19+ hour, 51+ min ago  (380+ words) Portuguese infrastructure manager IP has awarded the development and certification of a new Specific Transmission Module (STM) for train control systems to Hitachi Rail for the Portuguese market The STM enables the gradual transition from the national train control system…...

22+ hour, 34+ min ago  (795+ words) Deaf journalist | Author | Theatre critic Unlike standard Bluetooth pairing, Auracast allows for an unlimited amount of receiver devices " such as compatible hearing aids, earbuds and headphones " to connect to a single audio stream, with Frankfurt Airport, London's National Theatre and…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (501+ words) The'new technology'is expected to boost capacity, reduce'wait'times, and provide the flexibility needed to meet future demand on'these'two'busy'subway lines, while preparing the network to keep New Yorkers on the move for decades to come.' As part of the signal modernization, LKC…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago  (360+ words) In rail, efficiency is often framed around propulsion, network optimisation and lightweighting. Regardless of whether a train is diesel, electric, or hybrid, less mass means that less energy is required to move it. Reducing vehicle weight is considered one of…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago  (401+ words) FOX 5 DC's Tom Fitzgerald has the story." WASHINGTON - The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has approved a major $913 million plan to modernize its Red Line, marking the system's biggest upgrade since it opened in 1976. The proposal focuses on bringing the…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago  (398+ words) FRANCE: Velvet has unveiled an Alstom Avelia Horizon trainset in its livery, as the high speed new entrant prepares to compete against SNCF as France's first domestic private entrant with its own new-build fleet. Production of Velvet's trains is spread…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago  (451+ words) Daphna Langer is building Voltify to transform freight rail energy systems. Instead of improving trains, Voltify optimizes energy as a managed layer, reducing costs and boosting efficiency. Backed by funding and recognition like Forbes 30 Under 30, the startup targets one of…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (438+ words) Heavy Haul Rail Limited has received MWA-C covered freight railcars from Porterbrook, which were converted from HHA tipper railcars. The project began in December 2024 as part of a contract between Porterbrook, a UK-based owner and supplier of railway rolling stock,…...

5+ day, 16+ hour ago  (283+ words) PORTUGAL: The European Commission has authorised Metropolitano de Lisboa to move ahead with awarding the contract for Lisbon's Violet line, but only after a Mota-Engil-led consortium replaced its original subcontractor, China's CRRC, with an EU-based company following Brussels' finding that…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago  (144+ words) SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- Hyundai Rotem Co. said Thursday it has won a 491 billion-won (US$332 million) contract to supply driverless electric multiple units (EMUs) for a metro project in Vietnam. The rail systems manufacturer, an affiliate of Hyundai Motor Group, will…...